Football

By: Greg Jacobs.

What team has won the most Super Bowls?
What a screen pass is--or a zone blitz?
Who is the only defensive player ever to win the Heisman Trophy?

Score a touchdown with these game-winning fun facts, strategies, and puzzles!

Completely revised and updated, this guide answers these questions and more! Filled with the latest stats, tackle-worthy trivia, and 30 fun puzzles, this pass-rushing book shows you how to:

• Set up defensive and offensive plays like a pro
• Master the rules of tackle football
• Keep tabs on your favorite players? stats
• Predict what teams will play in the Super Bowl
• Understand and map out on-field strategies
• Start a fantasy league with your friends

STATS reporter Greg Jacobs gives you all you need to know about your favorite sport--so you can gain those first downs like a pro!

By: Editors of Sports Illustrated.

By: Ron Martirano.

By: Gail Gibbons.

Find all the basics in this lively guide.

• The markings on a football field

• What football players wear

• The positions, from quarterback to wide receiver

• The excitement of the kickoff

• The thrill of scoring a touchdown

All these and more are included with a useful glossary at the end.

By: Howie Long, John Czarnecki.

Since the last edition of Football For Dummies, new stadiums have been built, new stars have ascended, and records have been broken. This new edition has been revised to reflect today's game, giving football fans up-to-the-minute information on all the rules and regulations, positions, plays, and penalties.

Featuring coverage of the newest stadium technologies, revised greatest players and legends, and pro-football must-do experiences, it also includes expert advice on training and gearing up for those who play the game.

• The complete fan's updated guide to football
• Revised material on new players, stadiums, and strategies
• Written by football legend Howie Long and revered analyst John Czarnecki

From peewees to the pros, this hands-on, friendly guide covers the nuts and bolts of football for fans of all ages and experience levels.

By: Pat Kirwan, David Seigerman.

By: Tim Green.

Troy White can predict any football play before it happens. And when his single mom gets a job with the Atlanta Falcons, Troy knows it's his big chance to help them out of their slump—and finally prove his football genius. But unless Troy can convince star linebacker Seth Halloway that he's telling the truth, the Falcons' championship—and Troy's mom's job—are in serious jeopardy.

By: Ralph Henry Barbour.

By: American Football Coaches Association.

The Football Coaching Bible features many of the game's most successful coaches. Each shares the special insight, advice, and strategies they've used to field championship-winning teams season after season.

The 27 chapter contributing coaches span six decades of the sport and reach into every corner of the United States. The impressive list of contributors:

-Joe Paterno

-Hayden Fry

-Phil Fulmer

-Dick Foster

-Grant Teaff

-Gene Stallings

-Jim Tressel

-R.C. Slocum

-LaVell Edwards

-Bobby Bowden

-Jim Young

-Frosty Westering

-Mack Brown

-Larry Kehres

-Bill Snyder

-Lou Holtz

-Ken Sparks

-Tom Osborne

-Sonny Lubick

-Mike Bellotti

-Barry Alvarez

-Fisher DeBerry

-George Curry

-Bo Schembechler

-Joe Tiller

-Frank Beamer
They cover every aspect of the game: coaching principles, program building, player motivation, practice sessions, individual skills, team tactics, offensive and defensive play-calling, and performance evaluation.

Developed by the American Football Coaches Association, this coaching guide establishes a new standard of excellence in the sport.

By: Joe Garner, Bob Costas.

From the creators of the best-selling And the Crowd Goes Wild, a thrilling collection of the NFL’s greatest moments, officially endorsed by the NFL

Includes an original ten-part documentary on DVD

The Immaculate Reception. The Ice Bowl. The Music City Miracle. The Catch. For nearly a century, the National Football League has provided fans with pulse-pounding moments on the gridiron.

In the tradition of their revolutionary collaboration And the Crowd Goes Wild, veteran chronicler of popular history Joe Garner and broadcast icon Bob Costas team up to bring fans this one-of-a-kind compendium of NFL history—a lavishly illustrated hardcover book, with gripping text and archival photographs, as well as an original ten-part documentary, produced by an Emmy–Award winning team, hosted by the inimitable Costas and featuring official NFL video highlights.

From the great dynasties to the improbable catches, the legendary coaches to the heroic QBs, the most incredible comebacks to the most notorious flubs, 100 Yards of Glory relives—in text and video—the most unforgettable moments in the game. Also available as an enhanced e-book, 100 Yards of Glory is a must-have for any football fan.